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TATT Receives SCAPA Outstanding Planning Advocate Award

Nov 06, 2018 12:04PM ● By Kathleen Maris
Photo: (l-r) Barry Nocks, TATT founding board member; Dean Hybl, TATT executive director; Andrea Pietras, SCAPA president; Stephanie Monroe Tillerson, former Upstate Professional Planners co-chair; Michael Forman, Upstate Professional Planners co-chair; and Phil Lindler, Upstate Professional Planners co-chair.

Ten at the Top was selected as the 2018 Outstanding Planning Advocate by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (SCAPA) for having improved quality of life within the state. The award was presented at SCAPA’s Fall Conference held in Greenville on November 2.

The SCAPA Planning Awards recognize those who, through their exceptional efforts, have contributed to the advancement of the art and science of planning in South Carolina. Each of these plans, projects, organizations, and individuals acknowledged have furthered the quality of life for the people of South Carolina. The awards offer one of the few opportunities that South Carolina planners and communities have to highlight the virtues of planning and recognize those who contribute to the profession.

Since 2012, Ten at the Top has convened the Upstate Professional Planners Group that includes local government as well as private planners from across the region. The group has worked collaboratively on a number of projects, including developing an Upstate Planners Tool Kit, conducting a review of all the county Comprehensive Plans in the region, and serving as the technical committee for the Shaping Our Future and Connecting Our Future regional initiatives.

Dean Hybl, executive director of Ten at the Top, stated that he is “honored even to be considered for such an award. Planning professionals play a vital role in shaping our communities and Ten at the Top is pleased to be able to provide opportunities for discussion and collaboration around issues that are impacting how we are growing as a region.”